Posted: September 01, 1999 at 03:03:55: by Neithan
: : : In Mythology there were Dark Elves and Light Elves and there
: : were also
: : : Fairies, Bogeys, and all kinds of other creatures. Dark elves
: : caused
: : : nightmares and illness...In the 20th century Dark Elves of
: : Science fiction
: : : like the Drow are Demonic. Are Orcs to be considered equivalent
: : to Dark
: : : Elves? Also...What the Heck is a Gobb: :
: : I only know that Dark Elves in norse myths are the equivelent of
: : dwarves, and Light Elves considered as nymphs, i believe.
: : Tolkien thought for a while that orcs were Morgoth's retardation
: : of the elves, but i believe he abandoned that theory since orcs
: : were not immortal (and for some other reasons that i don't now
: : recall)...................... : He made the orcs in mockery of the elves, so they didnt have to be immortal, just like the way trolls are mockery of ents Where is that said, in the Sil.? in Peoples it is said that he intended to change the concept of orks either to be "gene-engineered" Men or to be mere beasts. I do not remember which book or exactly what is said, and I do not think he ever made up his mind about Orks.
;-) Neithan Turambar
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